Najha Zigbi-Johnson

Cultural Organizer and Writer

Najha Zigbi-Johnson is a writer and cultural organizer. Her practice explores the intersections of contemporary Black art, the built environment, and social movements. She is the editor of Mapping Malcolm, a publication that brings together artists, community organizers, and scholars to consider the politics of Black space-making in Harlem and across the diasporic world. Najha is a graduate of Guilford College and Harvard Divinity School, and was subsequently a Research Fellow at the Graduate School of Architecture Preservation and Planning at Columbia University. Najha’s work has been published by New York Magazine, Artforum, SEEN Journal, Essence, White Cube Gallery, and more.

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